Centeniers (Terms
of Office) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2008
A LAW to amend the Centeniers (Terms
of Office) (Jersey) Law 2007
Adopted by the
States 29th April 2008
Sanctioned by
Order of Her Majesty in Council 9th October 2008
Registered by the
Royal Court 24th
October 2008
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have
adopted the following Law –
1 Article 3A inserted in Centeniers (Terms of
Office) (Jersey) Law 2007
After Article 3 of the Centeniers (Terms of Office) (Jersey)
Law 2007[1] there shall be inserted the
following Article –
“3A Continuation
in office pending election
(1) Notwithstanding Article 3(2) and any
other provision of this Law that provides for the term of office of a Centenier
to expire on an appointed day, a Centenier shall remain in office until the
return date for the election held on that appointed day.
(2) The reference in paragraph (1) to the
return date for an election is a reference to the date fixed by the Royal
Court, pursuant to Article 17(2)(c) of the Public Elections (Jersey) Law
2002[2], for the persons elected to
appear in the Court to take their oaths.”.
2 Citation
and commencement
This Law may be cited as the Centeniers (Terms of Office) (Jersey)
Law 2008 and shall come into force on the day after the day that it is
registered.
a.h. harris
Deputy Greffier of the States